The San Francisco Chronicle, the Oakland Tribune, and LA Times all have positive articles covering the California Global Warming Solutions Act which was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday. This law symbolizes a great turning point for our country, our culture, our species and our planet. On the surface, it is a great victory in the battle to protect the life-sustaining systems on the planet. It is the start of a process that brings a large portion of America into cooperation with the world in seeking solutions to the threat of global warming.A parallel story is that we may have just witnessed a dramatic turing point in American politics. As we have mentioned earlier, the California leaders of the two parties worked together to implement a viable solution to a problem that a vast majority of the population wants to see solved. This is true democracy and our nation's founders would be proud.Joining Gov. Schwarzenegger on San Francisco's Treasure Island for the signing ceremony were Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome (Democrats), New York Governor George Pataki (Republican), and (via satellite) British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Labour).Last week the Schwarzenegger hosted New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Republican) on a tour of alternative energy facilities in California. As Schwarzenegger had previously said, "it’s amazing the work that can be done for the people of California when Democrats and Republicans work together."And are California businesses upset? Not Pacific, Gas & Electric (PG&E), the state's largest electric utility. Tom King, President and CEO of PG&E said that this is "the right thing to do for California and the right thing to do for our nation... Climate change is the defining environmental challenge of our generation."As we move closer to the November elections, lets all do what we can to remove those in power who have been dividing our nation by placing party above country, politics above truth, and profit above humanity.
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